Herminio Castillo, Jr. v. Jim Wells County, Texas, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT November 04, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION HERMINIO CASTILLO, JR., § § Plaintiff, § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:24-CV-00210 § JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., § § Defendants. § ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton’s Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”). (D.E. 37). The M&R recommends that the Court deny Defendant Chase Thomas’s motion to dismiss. Id. at 1.

The parties were provided proper notice of, and the opportunity to object to, the Magistrate Judge’s M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b); General Order No. 2002-13. No objection has been filed. When no timely objection has been filed, the district court need only determine whether the Magistrate Judge’s M&R is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell v. Litton Loan Servicing, L.P., No. 4:14-CV-02700, 2015 WL 3823141, at *1 (S.D. Tex. June 18, 2015) (Harmon, J.) (citation omitted).

Having reviewed the proposed findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, the filings of the parties, the record, and the applicable law, and finding that the M&R is not clearly erroneous or contrary to law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R in its entirety. (D.E. 37). Accordingly, the Court DENIES Defendant Thomas’s motion to dismiss. (D.E. 28).

SO ORDERED.

DIDS. MORALES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Signed: Victoria, Texas November 4, 2025 2/2